New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-22
SUGGES7IO From TIE MAIL.
JOHN BROWN AND LIE ABOLIrIONIsrs



HON. ELI THAYEa.
TO the Editor of me TrtbHnc
: SIR: In your paper Of sunday October o. you copy
from The Boston Herald" letter Of the Hon. III
1haycr, In which that Gentleman, after drnouh'he
John Brown ~ a liar. thief and murderer ana eA
culpating the Republican party from all res onsiDinV
for him. says 4 al the active mon of that time l7"o'
In urging ms claims a. a sa nt" tho IarliHoh'h
Abol tionstS, or. to use Mr.. ThayeI'. precise IAN
gnagc. the who, at the south birmingham
meeting an tho 9Th Of July, 1884, applaudcd william
Lloyd Garrison wnc he publicly burned copy ol
the Constitution Of the Cnitcl Statcs They are IN"
VINO have written novels claiming TO be Johh
Browns biographies"
If John Brown guilty Of more paipao'"'
brazcn, or foolish statement than this, he w"Hh IN
deed bc worthy Of severe condemnation. The simple
truth Is tat John Brown himself was In lar CLOSER
affinity with the Republican party than with any
other anti slavery OrganRation and that OF all mo
men who known TO have given him moral ana pc-
cuniary aid. and to whom TO a greater or less ca
tent disclosed his plans not one was GaIrisohan'
Republicans. IL is enough ny way
Of sample, mention the names Of Governor Andrew
Theodore Parker, samuel G. Howe +. b. Sanborn anu
George /. Stcarns. Not even 10 ono of theo' Ho"
ever did he disclose his purpose to attack Harper
Ferry and not Of them did anything for the o'i
hero OF which he has occasion to be- ashamed MI
Brown himself. indeed took good that ID"
responsibility for tho Harpcrs Ferry anar sho"'t
rest only upon himself. and that all his friends ana
helpers should be ablo honestly 10 LAY thah thcy
knew nothing Of this part OF hi- plans. OF his In
tcntion establish the mountains rendezvous for
fugitive slaves, and 10 arm them In self defence, they
were all we'll aware, and they had no occasion for
denying IT. OF all hi, friends, known distnctIveY as
AbohtionistS. Ccr1t Smih tho one most nearly
IN sympathy with the anl-onans. but even he
differed from Garrison to the rgAtfulncSs of war
md i'm lul al
states was clean anti slavery Instrument. without
much spcck upon it. The same was also 'fuo
of frederick Douglass, Who was an active kcpuht'ah'
1t IL very true That the Republican party Platform
denounced Browns invasion Of Virginia. lie hai hin
SET taken good that this might be honestly done.
nevertheless that the heart of tho Icpub-
lcan party, whio not endorsing his plans, 80 far
Ia SYM atny with fim TO believe In the purity Of
his motives ami To icc In view of the fact that h"
shook tine Institution avcry to u, very foundations
In regard to tine Carnsoniau, II may be- sad, that
whlio tncy knew nulc nothing o. John browns
scheme. ana held his attack uIon Harper Ferry To
be al act of Madness, they were not blind To tho
uuDio TRAITS o bis character his p,Ich and heroism, a.
revealed ia hi- behavior before Virginia court, and
the letters he wrutc fUm lail while unde1 sentence
II death. In tnIs WAY he painted his own portrait
ia lines of lgA never 10 be onaced. slowing himself
to be indeed SAINT AID martyr Of the odd Testament
Is pc, to whom tao sword of tIc Lord and Of "id~"n"
,ong since canomNcd Lin IL saint Of this ki"d aid
TIE IaNlns- OF a.. tho crank, tho world NiI not
change the NcriIct. Ihc rAri-oDial,, wD..o uttcns
IuatA.oatOa OF h,, N,".nnt nc,iurl,. o""iA
honesty app .iau Lls nuuNc, auu lu.'c t"ai what
seemed t. tAcin an ace Vf madness nLl b""n over
to tc ,c and discontinue of the r.atr power.
II % peace M. .Ads"r To- 30" cNIu- iihi 1'I
muiIc4cl NuIc tuc Wuur cIyi.lrd WuilI l. NIuwn.Hg
tDc hero OF per, Icf.N SAINT 30 hith n0 10
with al hl, Ittc HIe4t and man. I-r verdict OF
Il stor, viii tncrchy changed Mainland Viii
tot IIgH vial dn inspiration VA lan name "I
John Brown through thc tlNll War. AMI indt ouI
soldiers marched mo battle singing wh brave hearts
John browns BODY .Ic, moulD.iIAo 100 tAr srato,
I,ut HI -oui j. maIc1lus on.
Icltap, Nj tell a., II u Garrison
usiit sing that SONG.
remains to bc Had that o." biograih'r- OF
LrUwu, JANE kt1l ain AMI r. T. ranhori we're neither
ignorant of anu -iaN'ry history to acc t.n
dcOs therein alter tnl- fashion, ought certainly q" uo
engaged studying rather tlan WIung that history.
Eat "A Iitle cuflOu. that Nj Ih4tcr 81 al
mon should be found bcrItlus John Brown Tor his
violent methods. In hi- recently published account
Of the doing of TIE kau-s@ fuIlslant MI company
founded 10y himself he cIuilngit declares that STA"
founder of the ul~-d by a OlAr bcai
beast l. deeply lmi,dd-d a. their nature II tn
tn, grizzly fcfosty,' and not to the "-rnti
mcniaI-m" Of the Garn-onian- ho ASSURE Us, that
ti- Emgrani Aid society male rs appeal Why. then,
than tho sharp rites which that s''iriy put
into tho hands Of kansas cuiisrAHi7 Why hH"i.
AFTER a SAINT after Nj. Ihaycr own heart a
saxon SAINT "gIIILr AMI fcrocou-,' the very brand
I'm which he ght- But Nj. iha5 or, ~ -plic OF
an thu. appear 10 think that be can establish h-
ovrn clam % be the ono man who saved haushN ip
freedom, only by hurting ErU~n from the nicfn IN
winch manplnd ha- agreed to Illr" him y Is
horcilcan task ~ which BE- L. "!lilg aiA warn him
that wil never accomplish H.
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